French Canadian Tourtiere (Gluten Free)

Gluten Free French Canadian Tourtiere

Country: Canada
 Traditional French Canadian Christmas meat pie.

Serves 6

1 lb ground pork

1 medium potatoes , peeled and grated

1 medium onions , minced

1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon savoury 
1/4 teaspoon sage

1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground mace

1 clove garlic, minced
zest of 1 lemon (or orange)

juice of one lemon (or orange)
1/2 cup water

1 cups gf dry breadcrumbs

1 large egg, beaten

Biscuit mix pastry

1 1/4 cup gf *baking mix or gf Bisquick®

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

3 tablespoons boiling water

Preheat 400°F.

Cut butter into biscuit mix small bowl. Add water; stir vigorously until soft dough forms. Divide biscuit mix in half. Press first portion with floured hands into a 8” pie plate. Take second portion and place between 2 sheets of greased plastic  and press into a disk for the top of pie, slip on dinner plate and put in refrigerator.

Filling: Place all filling ingredients except bread crumbs and egg in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir to blend. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in enough bread crumbs to absorb all excess moisture. Cool mixture and place in pie shell. Take top dough out of the refrigerator and immediately peal off the top and try and flip the dinner plate with the top dough onto the filling trying to centre. Seal upper and lower crust and crimp edges. For added lustre, brush pastry with water and egg mixture. Slit the crust well to allow steam to escape. Bake at 400°F, 30 - 40 minutes until golden brown.

Gluten Free French Canadian Tourtiere

*See recipe for gf biscuit mix page link on top of web page.

Gluten Free French Canadian Tourtiere